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..~~.~. r . • .... . Inspection Report Attachment II - Compliance with 34-J3-101 _. _ e 9.02, Signs and Markers She operator had nu.ne properly marked at the entrance. 4.03 Roads The principle road that passes through this site is a county road. This road is properly culvertc•d. Tfre rest of the site consists of 'access roads which go to the various surface facilities. There are no problems under this rule. 4.05 Hydrologic Balance The operator has done an excellent job of containing the surface water from the disturbed area within the area. A11 ditches and culverts were maintained and the sediment pond was constructed properly and functioning properly. It should be noted that the structures come within 100 feet bf the stream that runs past the property. llowever, this mine was established prior to the Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977. Civen this situation, the operator has done a very good job of separating waters from the disturbed area from this drainage. Under the Water Quality Monitoring Requirements of the new program, monitoring the surface flow of the stream above and below the mine should give some indication as to whether the mine operatiions are having any affect on the stream water quality. The operator has established diversions to carry water from unaffected areas around the site. These appear to be functioning properly also. 9.06 Topsoil Afost of the disturbance of this site took place prior to SMCRA and therefore Little if any topsoil has been saZvaycd. The operator acknowledges this and states that prior to any Future disturbances, available topsoil will be salvaged. 2.05 Operation Plans It should be noted that the mine benches are located above the county road cut. There is .came minor sloughing along the face of those cuts. It is not clear whether there is a significant problem as to the mine bench stability, however, this should be investigated under the new permit application. 4,09 Support Facilities A12 the support facilities appear to he well maintained. The operator is crushiny coal at the site along with ChB other mining activities. These operations are being conducted in a manner that minimizes disturbance to the hydrologic balance and to fish and wildlife resources. No enforcement actions were taken during the inspection.